Alexandra Mireya Chavez Argandona

Fachbereich Biologie

BIO

I´m interested in understanding how species can adapt to changing environments. For that, I mix experimental ecology with screening of secondary metabolites, genetic variants and epigenetic differences. I´m currently characterizing the non-genetic mechanisms behind adaptation to biotic and abiotic stress of the clonal Spirodela polyrhiza.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Postdoc
    Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Biology, Mainz, Germany1 Jul 2025 - present
  • Research Assistant
    Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany1 Nov 2022 - 30 Jun 2025
  • Research Assistant
    Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany1 Oct 2020 - 31 Oct 2022
  • Teaching Assistant
    Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile1 Mar 2018 - 31 Jul 2020

DEGREES

  • Dr.rer.nat. student
    Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany1 Oct 2022 - 11 Jun 2025
  • M.Sc. Biology (Minor: Evolution)
    Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chile1 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2020
  • B.Sc. Biology, (Minor: Ecology and Genetics)
    Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru1 Mar 2012 - 31 Jul 2016

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review